Taking Snowy 2.0’s innovative techniques to the world stage - Mitchell Parkinson, Deputy Construction Manager on Snowy 2.0, recently attended the 13th annual EFEE World Conference on Explosives and Blasting in Krakow, Poland. The event welcomed over 550 delegates from more than 50 countries to share knowledge, explore innovation, and strengthen global collaboration.

Mitch, along with co-presenter Rob D. from Orica, presented the Marica Shaft Blasting Technical Paper, offering insights into the successes, the challenges, lessons learned, and the innovative blasting techniques pioneered on Snowy 2.0.

Once complete, the Marica Surge Shaft will be one of the largest operational shafts in the world, with a diameter of 28 metres. It will connect to the project’s headrace tunnel, channelling water from the upper Tantangara Reservoir to the power station located 800 metres below ground.

Looking for a change of scenery and a career adventure? Discover available positions on the Snowy 2.0 project on the Future Generation JV website.

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About the Project

Webuild and Clough, as part of the Future Generation Joint Venture, are delivering the civil and electro-mechanical works for the Snowy 2.0 Project which will link two existing Snowy Scheme dams, Tantangara and Talbingo, through underground tunnels to the depths of up to one kilometre and an underground power station with pumping capabilities.
 
Snowy 2.0 will provide an additional 2,200 megawatts of dispatchable, on-demand generating capacity and approximately 350,000 megawatt hours of large-scale storage to the National Electricity Market, enough to ensure the stability and reliability of the system during prolonged weather events, such as wind or solar droughts.
 
Snowy Hydro already plays a critical role in ensuring system stability at times of peak demand, and Snowy 2.0 will enhance this existing capability and ensure that it continues to provide a secure and reliable transition to renewables.

Learn more about Snowy 2.0 here.